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==History== |
==History== |
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The [[United States]] took control of Puerto Rico from [[Spain]] in the aftermath of the [[Spanish-American War]] under the terms of the [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris of 1898]]. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Carraízo barrio was 1,159.<ref name="OfficeSanger1900">{{cite book|author1=Joseph Prentiss Sanger|author2=Henry Gannett|author3=Walter Francis Willcox|title=Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office|url=https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog|year=1900|publisher=Imprenta del gobierno|page=[https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog/page/n253 162]| language=Spanish}}</ref> |
The [[United States]] took control of Puerto Rico from [[Spain]] in the aftermath of the [[Spanish-American War]] under the terms of the [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris of 1898]]. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Carraízo barrio was 1,159.<ref name="OfficeSanger1900">{{cite book|author1=Joseph Prentiss Sanger|author2=Henry Gannett|author3=Walter Francis Willcox|title=Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office|url=https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog|year=1900|publisher=Imprenta del gobierno|page=[https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog/page/n253 162]| language=Spanish}}</ref> |
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==Carraizo Dam and Loíza Lake== |
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The [[Loíza Lake]] is a [[reservoir]] located in the Carraizo, formed by construction of the [[Carraízo Dam]] on the [[Río Grande de Loíza]]. It serves as the main source for the water supply of the [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] metropolitan area.<ref>[http://pr.water.usgs.gov/public/rt/pr_lakes/lake_50059000.html U.S. Geological Survey]</ref><ref name="Gellis Webb Wolfe McIntyre 2012">{{cite journal | last=Gellis | first=A.C. | last2=Webb | first2=R.M. | last3=Wolfe | first3=W.J. | last4=McIntyre | first4=S.C. | title=USGS Publications Warehouse | journal=Water-Resources Investigations Report | date=2 February 2012 | doi=10.3133/wri994010 | url=https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wri994010 | access-date=14 June 2020 | page=}}</ref><ref name="maps">{{cite web |title=Land Use 1950, 1977, 1987 maps |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1999/4010/plate-1.pdf |website=USGS |publisher=US Dept of the Interior |accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 23:18, 14 June 2020
Carraízo | |
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Barrio | |
.jpg) Loíza Lake in Trujillo Alto | |
  Carraízo | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′06″N 66°01′25″W / 18.334942699999999°N 66.023674799999995°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Trujillo Alto |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,399 |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Carraízo is a barrio in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 16,399.[2][3][4]
History
The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Carraízo barrio was 1,159.[5]
Carraizo Dam and Loíza Lake
The Loíza Lake is a reservoir located in the Carraizo, formed by construction of the Carraízo Dam on the Río Grande de Loíza. It serves as the main source for the water supply of the San Juan metropolitan area.[6][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carraízo
- ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
- ^ Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 162.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey
- ^ Gellis, A.C.; Webb, R.M.; Wolfe, W.J.; McIntyre, S.C. (2 February 2012). "USGS Publications Warehouse". Water-Resources Investigations Report. doi:10.3133/wri994010. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Land Use 1950, 1977, 1987 maps" (PDF). USGS. US Dept of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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